Are prescribed benzodiazepines likely to affect the availability of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) in PET studies?

Synapse. 2013 Dec;67(12):909-12. doi: 10.1002/syn.21681. Epub 2013 Jun 8.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Amides / pharmacology*
  • Benzodiazepines / pharmacology*
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Isoquinolines / pharmacology*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacology*
  • Receptors, GABA / metabolism*

Substances

  • (R)-(11C)1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-(1-methylpropyl)-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide
  • (methyl-(11)C)N-acetyl-N-(2-methoxybenzyl)-2-phenoxy-5-pyridinamine
  • Amides
  • Isoquinolines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Receptors, GABA
  • TSPO protein, human
  • Benzodiazepines